We have all heard horror stories about the impact de-stocking initiatives such as just in time, cross docking and direct shipping have had on smaller suppliers in the supply chain.
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Pan-European provider of Business Availability services Synstar International has beaten 12 rivals to win a £200M, seven-year contract to provide logistics services to Fujitsu, which designs and builds and operates IT systems.
GB Railfreight has launched a new daily container train service from the Port of Felixstowe to the Midlands which is expected to save about 20,000 lorry trips on the A14, which runs between Felixstowe and Leicestershire.
A new national Thorough Examination scheme for fork lift trucks has been launched to tackle the current deficiencies in the system. The updated Thorough Examination scheme is designed to meet the needs of LOLER 98 and PUWER 98 legislation.
Overnight carrier Hellmann Overnight Logistics is using T@lecom’s Wireless Delivered solution across its entire UK fleet of 500 drivers following highly successful live tests at its depots nationwide. And Jan O’Hara, chief executive officer for T@lecom,
Davis Derby’s TruckLOG system has been selected by soft drinks manufacturer Britvic for its fleet of 16 forklift trucks at its Bramley, Leeds site.
“One Way Trip” pallet pool specialist LPR has contracted TDG to provide logistics services to support its UK pallet distribution network. The £12.5M, five-year deal sees TDG managing the transport planning and collection of LPR pallets.
These are exciting times on the washing powder shelves, as consumer packaged goods manufacturers employ some bright thinking to smarten up their supply chains.
Tibbett & Britten (T&B), the logistics services provider, is setting up a central warehousing and distribution operation in the Czech Republic for supermarket chain Tesco Stores CR. The operation is been established within T&B’s existing chilled and froze
Drinks business Twinings has contracted TNT Network Logistics to distribute Ovaltine products through its nationwide shared-user network.
